HALOPERIDOL (HALDOL) Flashcards
1
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CLASS (2)
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TRANQUILIZER
ANTIPSYCHOTIC
2
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ACTION (1)
A
THOUGHT TO BLOCK DOPAMINE RECEPTORS IN THE BRAIN, ALTERING MOOD AND BEHAVIOR (HAS PHARMALOGICAL PROPERTIES SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THE PHENOTHIAZINES, INCLUDING SEDATION AND DRY MOUTH)
3
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INDICATIONS (2)
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ACUTE PSYCHOTIC EPISODE
CHRONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA
4
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CONTRAINDICATIONS (2)
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CNS DEPRESSION
HYPERSENSITIVITY
5
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SIDE EFFECTS (5)
A
ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION
LARYNGOSPASM
BLURRED VISION
N & V
EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOMS: TARDIVE DYSKINESIA (BIZARRE MOVEMENTS OF JAW, MOUTH, TONGUE AND EXTREMITIES), PSEUDOPARKINSONISM (RIGIDITY, TREMORS, SHUFFLING GAIT)
